Kay Hammond

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For the American actress, see Kay Hammond (American actress).

Kay Hammond was a stage and film actress. She was born in London on 18 February 1909, the daughter of Sir Guy Standing. She died in Brighton on 4 May 1980.

She studied at RADA and first appeared on the London stage in 1927. Her most famous role was that of Elvira in Noel Coward's comic play "Blithe Spirit", which she played in both the original stage production and the later film.

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There was another, more obscure actress named Kay Hammond. She played Mary Todd Lincoln in D.W. Griffith's 'Abraham Lincoln'.

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Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies - John Walker (editor), 14th edition, 2001, ISBN 0-06-093507-3